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iShares Europe ETF
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $934M invested in iShares Europe ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

186% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 14

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.58M | Put options by funds: $1.27M

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 184 (+24)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $869M → $934M (+$65.5M)

1.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.43% → 34.16% (+1.7%)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 54

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

Holders
184
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+15%
% of All Funds
4.83%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
40
Increased
55
Reduced
54
Closed
14
Calls
$1.58M
Puts
$1.27M
Net Calls
+$308K
Net Calls Change
+$1.6M

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$21.2M
2
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
+$11.5M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$9.97M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$9.6M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$8.91M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$18.1M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$5.99M
3
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
-$5.4M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.67M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$3.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIC
76
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$870K – – –
SC
77
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$868K – – –
HFS
78
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$848K +$164K +3,961 +23%
EDRH
79
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$845K +$42.4K +1,025 +5%
US Bancorp
80
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$833K +$7.04K +170 +0.8%
WTC
81
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$803K +$627K +15,131 +309%
SSWM
82
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$802K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
83
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$795K -$41.1K -993 -5%
MLICM
84
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$755K – – –
Lazard Asset Management
85
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$723K +$230K +5,550 +44%
EPP
86
ETF Portfolio Partners
Kansas
$713K -$846K -20,433 -53%
CWM
87
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$709K +$37.8K +912 +5%
BIM
88
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$686K -$8.82K -213 -1%
KCM
89
Karp Capital Management
California
$677K -$99.6K -2,405 -12%
CWM
90
Concert Wealth Management
California
$675K +$251K +6,062 +56%
SGAM
91
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$642K +$80.8K +1,951 +14%
ASN
92
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$636K -$65.6K -1,584 -9%
M&T Bank
93
M&T Bank
New York
$628K +$7.33K +177 +1%
KCM
94
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$625K +$12.4K +300 +2%
RMAM
95
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$624K +$38K +917 +6%
DADC
96
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$606K +$4.06K +98 +0.7%
ACM
97
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$592K +$611K +14,753 +105,379%
LA
98
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$587K +$13.2K +318 +2%
CLOS
99
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$583K – – –
KIA
100
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$562K -$2.5M -60,326 -81%
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IEV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

184 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Europe ETF (IEV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $934M — up 7.5% from $869M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new IEV positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $21.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $18.1M.

  • 184 institutional investors held iShares Europe ETF (IEV) as of Q4 2015, up from 160 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $934M of iShares Europe ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares Europe ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $21.2M added.
  • The largest iShares Europe ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.